Oct. 2—The Palestine Wildcats look to play the role of spoiler against the No. 6-ranked Chapel Hill Bulldogs Friday.
The contest is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Wildcat Stadium in Palestine.
Friday marks the 39th meeting between the two schools with Chapel Hill holding a 19-8-1 record. The Bulldogs have won the last two meetings in the series.
Palestine is 0-5 overall and 0-1 in District 9-4A, Division 1 play following last week’s 62-38 loss to the Henderson Lions.
“When things are not going well during a game, it seems like everything is going wrong,” Palestine Athletic Director and Head Football Coach James Reyes said. “We have to fix the little things moving forward. We had everything go wrong in about a two minute period and it went down in a hurry. We played better offensively and we are getting better offensively. We are still missing tackles and it was one of the best games for our quarterback so far.”
Chapel Hill Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Jeff Riordan has his team at 4-1 overall and 1-0 in district following a 42-30 victory over the Lindale Eagles last week. The only loss came in a 45-14 loss to the No. 1-ranked Carthage Bulldogs in Week 4.
“I played them two years ago at Lumberton and remember Jeff Riordan was 2-8 in his first year at Chapel Hill,” Reyes said. “He has a great group that is a senior class and Rickey Stewart and Demetrius Brisbon are good players. They are believing in what they are doing and he set a foundation and they have gone up from there.
In the game against Lindale, senior running back Stewart ran for 226 yards and three touchdowns, while senior quarterback Brisbon Jr. ran for 159 yards. Stewart and Brisbon Jr. have combined for 1,093 yards and 11 touchdowns in five games rushing.
“Rickey is going to Texas and there is a reason he is going to Texas,” Reyes said. “They don’t…
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Author : Palestine Herald-Press, Texas
Publish date : 2024-10-03 03:59:00
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